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My Friend Anna: The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City by Rachel DeLoache Williams
7 reviews
aharper's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
forgottencupoftea's review against another edition
3.0
As the show ended up portraying Rachel in a not-so-positive light, I thought reading her own account of the whole situation would change things for me. Spoiler alert: it didn't (not really anyway). The structure of the book made little sense to me (and structure is important, especially in nonfiction). The writing isn't anything special. The author often tends to digress and it seems like she gets lost in her own account which makes the book much longer than it could be.
I also found it quite hard at times to empathise with Rachel as she appears to be quite privileged and to navigate life with ease (college, study abroad, internships and Vanity Fair). All of those aren't bad things, good for her even, but there is a lack of self-awareness on her part throughout much of the narration.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction and Bullying
runrina11's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism and Self harm
itsheyfay's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Classism
jazhandz's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
rharris86dc's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
nickoliver's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Re: the suicidal thoughts: Anna threatens to kill herself a few times (I think twice or so?), but it's unclear if she really means it or not.